Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carnal knowledge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: car-nal -knowl-edge
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sexual intercourse.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"to have carnal knowledge of someone"
"to knock a woman, to have carnal knowledge of her"
"The legal definition of rape, is the carnal knowledge of a woman by force, and against her will. The carnal knowledge of a child, under ten years of age, with or without her consent, is considered rape."

Usage

Phrases

carnal commerce know someone in the biblical sense

Frequently Paired Words

carnal commerce know someone in the biblical sense

Synonyms

sexual intercourse intercourse sex act copulation coitus coition sexual congress sexual relation relation

Questions

What does carnal knowledge mean?: Sexual intercourse.

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